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AFC Women's Asian Cup: Vietnam, Myanmar settle for a 2-2 draw

NAVI MUMBAI: Vietnam and Myanmar played out a 2-2 draw in their final AFC Women's Asian Cup Group C match at the D.Y. Patil Stadium on Thursday.

The Times of India

Australia's Woodside Petroleum pulls out of Myanmar projects

Australia’s Woodside Petroleum says it is withdrawing from projects in strife-torn Myanmar, following a similar decision by Total and Chevron

The Independent UK

Soldiers seize meth, heroin after clash with smugglers

An army patrol seized 200,000 methamphetamine pills and 750 grammes of heroin in drink bottles abandoned by armed men following a brief clash near the Myanmar border in Mae Ai district of Chiang Mai early Wednesday night.

Bangkok Post

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Australian energy giant Woodside withdraws from Myanmar almost one year after military coup

The company has been under intense pressure over its involvement in a major deepwater gas development, and said it could "no longer contemplate" projects in the country due to the ongoing situation.

ABC News

Woodside Petroleum to pull out of Myanmar one year on from military coup

Australian fossil fuel giant follows Chevron and Total in exiting the country as military junta’s human rights abuses continue

The Guardian - AU

Woodside exits Myanmar citing human rights

Woodside is withdrawing from Myanmar, following two other oil and gas giants, saying human rights abuses under the junta mean development is no longer viable.

AAP

U.S. warns of heightened risks associated with business in Myanmar

The United States on Wednesday issued a business advisory for Myanmar, warning of heightened risks associated with doing business in the country especially when the military is involved, nearly a year after a the army took power in a coup.

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Cambodia PM urges Myanmar junta chief to allow aid, envoy visit

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen urged Myanmar's military ruler to allow a visit by a special envoy of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and support humanitarian aid access, an official said on Wednesday.

Reuters

PTTEP seen taking over big Myanmar gas field as majors exit

PTT Exploration and Production Plc (PTTEP) looks set to take over Myanmar's biggest gas field, as TotalEnergies and Chevron Corp exit in the wake of last year's coup in the Southeast Asian state, analysts say.

Bangkok Post

Japan's Kirin says Myanmar unit blocked liquidation in Yangon court

TOKYO: Japanese beverage maker Kirin Holdings' said on Wednesday its subsidiary in Myanmar won a dismissal in court to block liquidation by its military-linked partner.

Bangkok Post

AFC Women's Asian Cup: Defending champions Japan face Korea in battle of heavyweights to decide group toppers

PUNE: A thriller is on the cards as defending champions Japan and another continental heavyweights Korea face off in their final group C match of the AFC Women's Asian Cup on Thursday.

The Times of India

Ghostly Monkey among 224 New Mekong Region Species

A monkey with ghostly white circles around its eyes is among 224 new species listed in the World Wildlife Fund’s latest update on the greater Mekong region. The conservation group’s report, released Wednesday, highlights the need to protect the rich biodiversity and habitats in the region, which includes Vietnam, Cambodia,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

World Bank sees ‘critically weak’ outlook for Myanmar this year

The World Bank is maintaining a bleak outlook for Myanmar in the wake of last year’s military coup and the ongoing pandemic, according to its latest Myanmar Economic Monitor, released on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

Illegal job seekers, guide caught in Kanchanaburi

KANCHANABURI: A total of 154 job seekers from Myanmar, and a guide, were caught after crossing the border illegally into three districts of Kanchanaburi on Tuesday.

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Myanmar Tumbles Into the Abyss

The Myanmar army’s capacity to consolidate its rule appears more fragile than ever, with so many new armed groups now taking up to the fight to the military regime and its representatives.

The Times of India

Hyderabad: Directorate General of Foreign Trade curbs on raw human hair exports

HYDERABAD: The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) on Tuesday issued notification restricting human hair export in raw form. This is expected to curb the under-invoicing of the product and smuggling via Myanmar to China.

The Hindu

Mizoram district protests transfer of officer who took on areca nut smuggling

The Central Arecanut and Cocoa Marketing and Processing Cooperative has asked the Centre to crack down on the illegal trade threatening farmers in India.

Bangkok Post

Cambodia PM says Myanmar junta welcome at Asean if progress made

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday said he had invited Myanmar's junta chief to a summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), on the condition that progress is made on a peace plan he agreed to last year.

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Cambodia PM says Myanmar junta welcome at ASEAN if progress made

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday confirmed he had invited Myanmar's junta chief to a summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), on the condition he makes progress on a peace plan he agreed to last year.

Bangkok Post

More illegal job seekers caught on western border

KANCHANABURI: Thirty-seven job seekers from Myanmar were caught for illegal entry by government patrols in Muang and Sai Yok districts of this western border province on Monday, police reported.

Bangkok Post

Timeline - Myanmar's year of turmoil since the military coup

Myanmar's military took power in a coup on Feb 1 last year after complaining of fraud in a November 2020 general election won by democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi's party. Election monitoring groups found no evidence of mass fraud.

Reuters

Myanmar's year of turmoil since the military took power in a coup

Myanmar's military took power in a coup on Feb. 1 last year after complaining of fraud in a November 2020 general election won by democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi's party. Election monitoring groups found no evidence of mass fraud.

The Guardian - UK

Resistance to the Myanmar regime in Chin state – a photo essay

The photojournalist Alex McBride has been embedded with rebel forces in Chin state, Myanmar, during a critical moment for the country, as the regime assaults the area in a worrying echo of the Rohingya genocide

Bangkok Post

Border crossers caught in Kanchanaburi

KANCHANABURI: Border patrols of the Surasee Task Force on Sunday arrested 107 illegal border crossers from Myanmar, police said.

Bangkok Post

Asean still toothless a year after Myanmar coup

The first anniversary of Myanmar's military coup is approaching. Since Feb 1 last year, the country's socio-political landscape has changed dramatically. Brutal fighting has reached many parts of the country and the economy lies in tatters, while the UN warns that half the population may soon slip below the poverty…

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